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The Hot Pot is a goulash of news, opinions and advice about designing food products and other issues affecting our industry. Its moderator and sometimes contributor is Lynn A. Kuntz, editor of Food Product Design. A lifetime of food-industry experience, first in the trenches and currently via the written word, has shaped her knowledge base and her opinions―and she's not afraid to use either of them.

11/03/2009

Playing Chicken with Food Fears, Food Safety

While there are legitimate concerns over food safety and public health, and the food policy that governs it, groups that take the “sky is falling approach” only muddy the waters and further confuse the already shell-shocked consumer.
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10/30/2009

The Epic Battle: Beer vs. Wine

If you’re looking for a beverage that best complements a meal, you might pick up a six-pack of beer instead of that bottle of pinot grigio or other wine you had your eye on.
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10/23/2009

E. coli Happens, Eradication Acts Notwithstanding

When The New York Times highlighted the tragic results of E. coli O157:H7 in meat in conjunction with the processes used for the production of mass-produced ground beef, it raised quite the public outcry about food safety and the pathogen's eradication.
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10/21/2009

Milking the Pasteurization Controversy

Another offshoot of the natural―good―processed―bad―mindset is growing in the dairy segment with increased pressure for loosening the restrictions on the sale of raw, or unpasteurized, milk.
10/11/2009

Safety Rules

Food safety isn’t glamorous or sexy. It’s often difficult and esoteric, and is sometimes at odds with certain of today’s trends, like “fresh,” “natural” and “organic.” ...
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10/06/2009

You Can Lead a Horse to Calorie Counts

Food labeling, particularly calorie counts, is really a win-win situation.
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09/23/2009

Sustainability with Staying Power

The latest buzz is all about sustainability in consumer goods, including food and beverages. If you haven’t already started, it’s time to look at sustainability and reap the rewards.
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